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The Happiest Mom: 10 Secrets To Enjoying Motherhood (2012)

by Meagan Francis(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Weldon Owen

review 1: I hate martyrs. So, a book attempting to convince mothers (and all parents) to stop being martyrs is right up my alley. Francis's thesis is that motherhood has swung from something we were all supposed to pretend was the most fulfilling thing in the world (resulting in The Yellow Wallpaper) to something now that everyone complains on blogs about as contributing to their need to imbibe multiple glasses of wine each evening. Francis believes there has to be something in the middle - a place where we love and cherish our children, but where we also have time to go to the movies with our friends, read, and do everything we did in our pre-children lives. She encourages mothers to put their own needs first, and to cut back on overscheduling their children - because often less re... moreally is more. I have no idea what Francis's background is - other than the fact that she is a parent - so she doesn't offer any kind of deep psychological analysis or purport to be an expert on anything - but she does have some great ideas. Mostly, this book serves as a good reminder that even though children change our lives, they don't necessarily have to ruin them - and those who choose to see the world that way have no one to blame but themselves.
review 2: Overall, this was a fun easy read. I love Parenting magazine, so found a book recommended by that magazine. I wouldn't say there was anything "new and amazing" in this book, but overall, it had some great reminders to me, especially that I am my kids' best mom, and to also make sure you have/are doing fun things as a mom. It's a "busy" book artistically, but also has some great send-ins from other moms on different topics. less

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